From: Mikko Issakainen 

                             Lead or Gold

                         Taken from the album
                            Pile of Skulls                        

                    Transcribed by Mikko Issakainen
                            *
  
 
 Ok. There are some strange (?) markings in this tab. I didn't want to
 write that power chord strumming in tab because it takes some space (and
 I'm lazy also ;). So I tried to figure out a better (?) way to write it
 and I came up with this: '/'. It isn't a new invention but it lacks timing, 
 so I placed between strokes either '-' or '='. If there is '-' (one or 
 more) between strokes, they are 1/8 notes. If there is '=', they are 1/16
 notes. I might have marked whether it is upstroke or downstroke but the
 strumming is mostly palm muted so it doesn't matter. Tempo is someting 
 like 168. 
 Tell me what you think about it. Enjoy!
 
 H = Hammer on, P = Pull off, Ah = Artificial harmonic, --3-- = triol

-------------
 Figure1:
 
 Gtr1: 
 B
 1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4
 /---/=/ /---/=/ /---/=/ /---/=/   /---/=/ /---/=/ /---/=/ /---/=/ 
 Gtr2:
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---7-7-5-7~~~------------------|(7)~-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  D                  B
  /==/==/    /=/=/   /---/=/ /---/=/   /---/=/ /---/=/ /---/=/ /---/=/ 
  1          2       3       4         1       2       3       4
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-10-10-10---7---5---7~--------------|(7)~-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  
  D                                                     E
  1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4
  /---/=/ /---/=/ /---/=/ /---/=/   /---/=/ /---/=/ /   /   /=/
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------7-----------|
|-7---7-7-9---7~------------------|(7)~-------------7-9-----9---7---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


                                                               End Figure1
  G                                                 D       A  
  1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4
  /---/=/ /---/=/ /---/=/ /---/=/   /---/=/ /---/=/ /       / 
|---------------------------------|-----------H-P-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------5--7-5--5-------5-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-9--9-9-7-9~---------------------|(9)------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

(Figure1)

  Verse riff:
  B                                |                D       A      |

  1       2       3       4        |1       2       3       4      |
  /---/=/ /---/=/ /---/=/ /---/=/  |/---/=/ /---/=/ /       /      |
  Riding      the tempests           of glory,
                                                           
  B                                |                    D   E   D  |
  1       2       3       4        |1       2       3       4      |
  /---/=/ /---/=/ /---/=/ /---/=/  |/---/=/ /---/=/ /---/---/---/  |
  the vessel is gliding along.
                                   |E               A              |
  1       2       3       4        |1       2       3       4      |
  /       /---/=/ /---/=/ /---/=/  |/       /---/=/ /       /---/=/|
  Pounding the waves,             majestically,     proudly and 
  
                                                        End Verse riff
  B                                |D   E           D   A          |
  1       2       3       4        |1       2       3       4      |
  /       /---/=/ /---/=/ /---/=/  |/---/           /---/          |
  strong  

(Verse riff)  
  A flag flutters on the horizon, the plunder ready-to-hand
  The gunners are ready to fire, awaiting command

  BRIDGE:
 
 Riff1: Play this only where mentioned (not here)
      3       4           
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----7-7---------------|
|-9-9-----9-9-7-7-------|
|-----------------10-10-|

  D               A               | B           (Riff1)            |
  1       2       3       4       | 1       2       3       4      |
  /               /               | /                              |
  Pounding                          the sea, 
  
  D           A                   | D       A                      |
  1       2       3       4       | 1       2       3       4      |
  /           /---/               | /       /       /              |
  like a storm,                     wild    and     free

  D               A               | B           (Riff1)            |
  1       2       3       4       | 1       2       3       4      |
  /               /               | /                              |
  Obeying                           our call, 

  D           A                   |
  1       2       3       4       |
  /           /---/               |
  fast and raw

(Verse riff twice)  
  The air sparks thunder and lightning their bellies are shivered with fear
  We showered their coldhearted souls with sarcastic sneer

  Our cohorts are ready for seizing. The skulla and the crossbones fly high
  We're taking over your vessel whatever you try

(Bridge)

  CHORUS:

  D               A               | D                           B  |
  1       2       3       4       | 1       2       3       4      |
  /               /               | /                           /- |
  Lead            or               gold,                       we're

                                  | D           B   A              |
  1       2       3       4       | 1       2       3       4      |
  /                               | /           /---/              |
  daring our fate on the            wings of the sea

  D               A               | D                           A  |
  1       2       3       4       | 1       2       3       4      |
  /               /               | /                           /- |
  Lead            or                gold, 
                                  
  B                            A  |                                |
  1       2       3       4       | 1       2       3       4      |
  /                            /- | /                              |
  cursing       all the        conformists who'll never be free

(Figure1)

(Verse riff twice)
  Guns spitting iron and fire, acrid snoke clouding the air
  Ripping the planks, feeding the flame of despair

  Hoisting the flag of surrender, delivering their silver and gold
  A generous gift to the poor, for the brothers they sold

(Bridge and Chorus)

  D               A       B         D               A       B
  1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4
  /=/=/=/ /       /       /         /=/=/=/ /       /       /
||---------5-5-5-5-7---5-5---------|---------5-5-5-5-7---5-5---------|
||-----5-5-----------------7-7-5-5-|-----5-5-----------------7-7-5-5-|
||*7-7-----------------------------|-7-7-----------------------------|
||*--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  D               A       B         A
  1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4
  /=/=/=/ /       /       /         /=/=/=/ /       /       /
|---------5-5-5-5-7---5-5---------|---------------------------------||
|-----5-5-----------------7-7-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-8-8-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|-7-7-----------------------------|--------------------------------*||
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------*||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
  
  E               B       C#        E               B       C#
  1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4
  /=/=/=/ /       /       /         /=/=/=/ /       /       /
||---------7-7-7-7-9---7-7---------|---------7-7-7-7-9---7-7---------|
||-----7-7-----------------9-9-7-7-|-----7-7-----------------9-9-7-7-|
||*9-9-----------------------------|-9-9-----------------------------|
||*--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  E               B       C#        B
  1       2       3       4         1       2         3       4
  /=/=/=/ /       /       /         /=/=/=/ /         /       /
|---------7-7-7-7-9---7-7---------|-----------------------------------||
|-----7-7-----------------9-9-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-10-10-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
|-9-9-----------------------------|----------------------------------*||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------*||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||

  D       A         D             B                       D     B A
  1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1   2    3    4     1   2   3   4     
  /       /         /             /-  /                   /     /-/
                                      ---3---  ---3---    ---3---
|-Ah--------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-7~~-----10~~----|-----------------|-7-----------------|-------7---------|
|---------------7-|-7~~---------7-9-|----9--7-----------|-7--7----9~~-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------9--7--9--|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|

  D       A         D             B                  A  
  1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1   2    3   4     1   2    3   4     
  /       /         /             /-  /              /-  /
                                      ---3---  ---3---   ---3---  ---3---
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-7~~-----10~~----|-Ah--------------|-7--8--7----------|----7-------------|
|-----------------|-7~~---------7-9-|----------9--7--9-|-9-----9--7-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------9--7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
 
 (Figure1)
|-----------------
|-----------------
|-----------------
|-9~~-------------
|-----------------
|-----------------

(Verse 1) 

(Bridge) 
(Chorus twice)

(Figure1 twice)
 
  B
  /
|-----------------|
|-7~~\------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|


Mikko Issakainen        *